News - Iran Talks Near Deal, Israel Ignores Ceasefires, Cuba Sanctions Expand

About this episode

The episode discusses various international news topics including Iran's consideration of a U.S. peace proposal, Israel's military actions, and rising tensions between the U.S. and China.

Producer Jake regrettably had his pet rat confiscated after an ill-fated cruise. In this week’s news: Iran considers a U.S. peace proposal (1:37), Project Freedom fails in the Strait of Hormuz (7:45), and new details emerge about damage by Iranian strikes on U.S. military sites (11:25); Israel kills civilians in Lebanon (14:53) and targets Gaza police (16:24); U.S.-China tensions rise before Trump’s summit (18:10); Sudan accuses Ethiopia of drone strikes while Ethiopia accuses Sudan of arming Tigray rebels (23:19), plus Tigray’s ruling party reinstates the regional legislature (25:39); the United States prepares to lift sanctions on Eritrea (27:08); JNIM besieges Bamako, Mali as Mali’s junta leader appoints himself defense minister (28:41); Trump pulls U.S. soldiers from Germany (30:24); Russia and Ukraine reject rival ceasefires (31:38); Trump expands sanctions on Cuba (33:53); and the White House broadens its counterterrorism strategy (35:29). Follow us on YouTube and join our livestreams every Wednesday at 8pm ET! And don’t forget to listen to our Marx Prestige miniseries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Bessner, Derek Davison

Topics covered

• Iran talks
• Israel military actions
• U.S.-China relations
• Ethiopia-Sudan conflict
• sanctions
• counterterrorism strategy

Keywords

• Iran
• Israel
• U.S.
• China
• sanctions
• Ethiopia
• Sudan
• Trump
• Cuba
• counterterrorism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran, U.S., Israel, China, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tigray, United States, Eritrea, JNIM

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